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For women living in rural areas of developing countries, levels of vulnerability to climate change and the capacity to adapt to its impacts varies greatly — with some even more resilient than men. This conclusion was revealed in the report from the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) at the CGIAR Consortium...
International experts call for collaboration between social and natural scientists, policy makers, communities and development organizations in order to reduce natural disaster related risks and losses, reports the Science and Development Network...
'In 2004, deaths and destruction were immense because we (Sri Lanka) as a country were not prepared at all. When a 2004-like tsunami happens again, we must do better,' said Janaka Wijetunga, senior lecturer at the University of Peradeniya...
After the recent events happening in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, Crispin Maslog calls for governments to apply knowledge from scientific research to better prepare for and cope with disasters, and to find ways to manage urban growth...
Sirirurg Songsivilai, executive director of the state-run National Nanotechnology Center has acknowledged the importance of using nanotechnology to help flood victims and limit the spread of flood-borne diseases such as malaria...
With the support of Japanese experts, Vietnam is building a set of earth-observation satellites which will assist the government in planning how to cope with the effects of climate change and natural disasters.
SciDev.Net editors and columnists summarize the science and technology contributions to the fields of both disaster warning and disaster response in 2011...
In a number of villages and towns across Kashmir people were building new houses without adopting earthquake-resistant techniques. 'I would suggest a building code to which people strictly adhere'...
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